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About Jinnam Village

Jinnam is a large village in Gajapathinagaram tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,178, made up of 1,082 males and 1,096 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535270, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jinnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jinnam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gajapathinagaram
Pincode 535270
Area (hectares) 645 hectares
Population 2,178
Male Population 1,082
Female Population 1,096
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jinnam compares

By the 2011 count Jinnam is the 6th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents. Its 645 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jinnam

Jinnam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jinnam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jinnam from other places

Jinnam lies about 20 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Gajapatinagaram, about 5.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jinnam
Nearest railway station Gajapatinagaram 5.8 km
Nearest town Nellimarla 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Gajapathinagaram 20 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 20 km

Villages closest to Jinnam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gajapathinagaram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jinnam

As per the Census of India 2011, Jinnam village had a population of 2,178. That makes it the 6th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents.

Jinnam village has 1,082 males and 1,096 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jinnam has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Jinnam is 535270. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jinnam covers 645 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jinnam falls under Gajapathinagaram tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jinnam is Gajapatinagaram, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jinnam.

Jinnam is about 20 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jinnam is in Gajapathinagaram tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Gajapatinagaram is about 5.8 km away. Nellimarla is about 17 km away. Gajapathinagaram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramannapeta (2.0 km), Thummikapalle (2.3 km) and Mutcherla (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jinnam today is likely to be higher.

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